Finger entrapment in doors can result in serious injuries that have long term effects such as amputation, or in less severe cases, require significant hospital treatment. Preventing such injuries is therefore important. Finger trap protection should be installed in all hinged or pivoted door situations whereby users can potentially get fingers caught between the door and the frame, all public areas including shops, hotels and sports centres should be reviewed for potential risks.

Where automatic swing doors are fitted, it is a requirement of BS EN 16005 that fingertrap protection be used at the hanging stile(s) of the doorset.